Although Narbonne played host to the MLK Extravaganza, the night felt anything like fun as the Gauchos played their worst game of the season against Fullerton Troy.

Narbonne fell to Troy 52-33 in a game where it only scored eight points at halftime and missed 15 free throws.

“I have never seen us play like that in my life,” Narbonne coach Victoria Sanders said. “I feel embarrassed.”

It was a nightmare before that capped what was a successful night for the other featured South Bay school. Serra had no trouble as it beat The Bishop’s School of La Jolla 87-61 in a dominant performance.

The Cavaliers’ defense forced 39 turnovers, 26 coming from steals. Six players had three or more steals, led by Caila Hailey, who had five.

“When you’re blessed like we are to have so many phenomenal guards who play great defense, that’s the way you have to play,” Serra coach McKinsey Hadley said.

The turnovers fueled a 16-0 second quarter run that broke the game open. Kayla Bibb scored on three consecutive three-point plays during the run as she benefited from easy passes that came on fastbreak opportunities.

“Coach was telling me I had to come out, play hard and be as aggressive as I can,” Bibb said.

Bibb led the Cavaliers (17-2) with 14 points and three steals. Hailey had 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and Chyanne Butler had 13 points, six assists and three steals.

“We knew we had to beat this team because they’re ranked high so it was a good victory,” Hailey said.

Serra’s depth was also on display as Nautica Morrow had 10 rebounds, four blocks and three steals off the bench while fellow reserve Bri Brackett added 11 points and four steals.

The Cavaliers led by 19 at halftime and 25 after three. Probably the only negative was shooting 12 of 25 from the free-throw line but even the normally observant Hadley chose instead to focus on the positives.

“We played with a lot of energy and when we do that, we’re tough to beat. The girls were really amped to play Bishop because we know how hard they play,” he said.

Imani Littleton had a huge night for Bishop (17-4) as she finished with 34 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks.

As for Narbonne (15-6), it struggled from the start as Troy (15-5) opened the game on a 22-1 run. Troy’s length made it tough for the Gauchos to score inside or defend the paint.

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The Gauchos’ first field goal came with 49 seconds left in the first on a drive by Latecia Smith. They trailed 24-4 and 32-8 at halftime.

“We need to figure out who we are and what we can do because I know we’re 20 times better than what we showed,” Sanders said.

Smith finished with 11 points and Lauryn Catchings added seven for the Gauchos, who outscored Troy 25-20 in the second half. Yet on a night when nothing seemed to go well, Sanders was at a loss for any positives on her team’s effort.

“To host an event like that and you come out like this, it’s just not good.”